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The Philadelphia Sixers finish the season against the Detroit Pistons
The Philadelphia Sixers finish the season against the Detroit PistonsThe NBA playoffs are set in the eastern conference and the Philadlephia Sixers will have little to play for when they go up against the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are not going to make the playoffs and have had little to play for in the last few weeks leading up to the end of the NBA Regular season.


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Expect the Sixers to rest plenty of their players as they did against the Orlando Magic in their last outing. The 76ers were without Andre Iguodala, a decent rebounder for a 6-6 swingman. They also were without Lou Williams, a nonentity on the boards.

There are a lot of things that those injured veterans can do on the court for the 76ers, things the team misses when they aren't available. Rebounding, however, isn't at the top of that list. It only seemed that way Monday night.

With Dwight Howard back after a game suspension, the Orlando Magic came into the Wells Fargo Center and helped leave the Sixers in a helpless pile in the paint. He had 19 points, 13 rebounds to lead Orlando to a 95-85 win that guaranteed the Sixers (41-40) will finish seventh in the Eastern Conference.

The Sixers finished the game losers on the glass, 56-31 - and that came with Orlando easing off the gas in the final six minutes. The minus-25 on the boards was the biggest rebounding deficit for the Sixers since they got destroyed on the glass by Michael Jordan and the Bulls, 66-32, April 7, 1997.

The rebounding edge started with Howard, but wasn't limited to the chiseled center. Ryan Anderson, a leading candidate for Most Improved Player in the league, had 18 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, with half of the boards coming at the offensive end. Brandon Bass had seven rebounds. Even guard Chris Duhon cleaned seven misses off the glass.

The Sixers will most likely be outrebounded when they face the Detroit Pistons. The Sixers main concern will be getting healthy for their playoff matchup against the Heat.

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